Personal Narrative: Forrest City High School Cheerleading

Have you ever felt that you tried your best at something? That you gave it your all? Just to have your hopes crushed, leave you disappointed, and feel as if you have failed to do what you set out to accomplish? This very same thing happened to me my freshman year of high school. I was new to the Forrest City School District, but I did not let that discourage me. I decided to try out for the Forrest City High School Cheerleading team, but unfortunately did not make it. I spent countless hours practicing and practicing, but it seemed as if it was not enough. At first I did not see what I did wrong. I kept asking myself what did I do that was wrong? What did I do that caused me not to make the team? During that time of tryouts, not only was I dealing with tryouts, I was preparing for a conference track meet that same week. Now I 'm not one to make excuses, but I will admit it was a tad big challenging dealing with tryouts, track, and school during that week. At first I wasn 't going to tryout, I figured that I might as well wait until I get more comfortable with the school. After undergoing much consideration and thought, with the help of my fellow classmates, I decided that, as my mother …show more content…
Although I felt that way, I still knew that I could have tried harder. As the day progress my confidence in my tryout started to grow weary. When they made the announcement that the list was up, my heart dropped. I remember walking up the stair to the arena, where the list was posted, with a nervous feeling in my stomach. As I got a better look a the list, I realized that my number was not up there. So I went back to class with tears streaming down my face, and there was a substitute teacher there. Upon entering the class, the teacher immediately stopped me as I walked through the door. She told me that it was going to be okay, that I could tryout again next year, but at that moment I wasn 't even trying to hear